Psalms 81:15

Psalms 81:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Those who hate the Lord would cringe toward him, and their fate would last forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever.

Context of Psalms 81:15

13Oh, that my people would listen to me! Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths! 14How quickly I would then subdue their enemies! How soon my hands would be upon their foes! Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him; they would be doomed forever. 16But I would feed you with the finest wheat. I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock.”

Psalms 81:15 word by word

מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ל֑וֹ וִיהִ֖י עִתָּ֣ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The hatersשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• should have submittedכָּחַשׁkâchash · to deceiveH3584
• themselves unto him: but their timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• should have endured for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for Psalms 81:15

• Psalms 18:45They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.
• Psalms 83:2Don’t you hear the uproar of your enemies? Don’t you see that your arrogant enemies are rising up?
• Exodus 20:5You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
• Deuteronomy 7:10But he does not hesitate to punish and destroy those who reject him.
• John 15:22They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.
• Romans 1:30They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents.
• Romans 8:7For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.
• Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me.
• Psalms 63:3Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you!
• Psalms 102:28The children of your people will live in security. Their children’s children will thrive in your presence.”
• Isaiah 65:22Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and confiscate their vineyards. For my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains.
• Joel 3:20“But Judah will be filled with people forever, and Jerusalem will endure through all generations.

Commentaries on Psalms 81:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Their time should have endured for ever - That is, Their prosperity should have known no end.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The haters of the Lord - The enemies of the Lord, often represented as those who hate him - hatred being always in fact or in form connected with an unwillingness to submit to God. It is hatred of his law; hatred of his government; hatred of his plans; hatred of his character. See Romans 1:30; John 7:7, John 15:18, John 15:23-25. Compare Exodus 20:5. Should have submitted themselves unto him - Margin, yielded retained obedience. Hebrew, lied. See the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 We cannot look for too little from the creature, nor too much from the Creator. We may have enough from God, if we pray for it in faith. All the wickedness of the world is owing to man's wilfulness. People are not religious, because they will not be so. God is not the Author of their sin, he leaves them to the lusts of their own hearts, and the counsels of their own heads; if they do not well, the blame must be upon themselves. The Lord is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-16The Lord helps Israel to understand that their failure was not because of his weakness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1613-16. Obedience would have secured all promised blessings and the subjection of foes. In this passage, "should have," "would have," &c., are better, "should" and "would" expressing God's intention at the time, that is, when they left Egypt.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 81

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings